It has now officially been 2 months since I saw the first apartment and after ANOTHER call to the real estate agent supposedly they will have one available in December. I haven't really pushed it since for once I'm not running out the end of a lease so I'm willing to let others with more pressing timelines get those apartments, and they're still all first floor places, but it's been long enough. I didn't want to move in December; I've done it once before and it remains the only year I missed writing out Christmas cards because of the moving chaos, but I will if I have to.

I'm still trying to be hopeful, starting to pack what I have moved in to my parent's house, and looking up movers in the area, so when the date comes I'll basically just have to point at boxes and say "Take that pile to the new apartment." I've worked out a temporary table to work on, and want to start seriously looking at cars. And the job is going well enough that I don't think I'll be laid off any time soon even if another recession starts, so win-win if only the stars align and I finally get to sign a damn lease!